PEP 741: Python Configuration C API (second version)

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The PEP says:

Previously, it was possible to set directly global configuration variables:

Py_OptimizeFlag
Py_VerboseFlag
Py_DebugFlag
Py_InspectFlag
Py_DontWriteBytecodeFlag

But these configuration flags were deprecated in Python 3.12 and are scheduled for removal in Python 3.14.

I see these were deprecated in #93103 (3.12) and the removal schedule was set in #106538 (3.13), but I could not find a reason to use the shortest deprecation period allowed by PEP 387.
Note PEP 387 says:

If the deprecated feature is replaced by a new one, it should generally be removed only after the last Python version without the new feature reaches end of support.

If these need a replacement but we’re only adding it now, shouldn’t the removals be postponed?

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